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Nov 1, 2026TRADEBrazil

US Biofuel Groups Fight Back: Tariffs on Brazil's Ethanol Trade Barriers (2026)

US ethanol groups are pressing against Brazil's ethanol tariff and its RenovaBio program, which they say blocks U.S. access. U.S. ethanol exports to Brazil fell from $762 million in 2018 to $96 million in 2025.

Brazil attributes the decline to its own year-round corn ethanol growth.

WHY IT MATTERS

Trade friction over ethanol affects U.S. corn ethanol export outlets, but the dispute is ongoing and has no immediate price shock.

AFFECTSDDGS CORN◆

2 SOURCES
laferiasite.comArielle TorpNov 1, 2026
tcsob.orgMsgr. Benton QuitzonNov 1, 2026

Price reaction & history

DDGSno directional read

Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.

CORN◆neutralSO FAR1d +0.2%5d —20d —

After 480 past neutral trade events, CORN moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.

Jan 6, 2017Ag Groups to Trump: Don't Forget About Us on Trade+1.1%
Sep 19, 2022US Ethanol Exports on Track for One of the Best Years on Record+0.0%
Apr 30, 2018U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs+1.4%
May 18, 2017China’s Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol, DDGS Exacerbating Trade Deficit, RFA Tells Government+0.7%
Aug 23, 2019China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on $75 billion in goods | Reuters+1.8%

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